The Galleon's Gold

did i

hink clearly on the subject, but the resu

ve shouted to Barney and Clifford had

they certainly must be awa

it? Why should they for so lo

ing thought

ank down upon t

possible?" he muttered

sion or shock which had

did i

of his friends as well as his own? Yet he co

muttered. "I will wait. They

sed slow

escue did

e, and fresh interest was aroused

ything has happened they will dig me ou

flection he set out to

tarted across

ite side and pushed against i

pses attacked him. Bu

ond cabin

he noticed. There were no

cabin; everything was in a re

, quadrant box, compass and globe were yet there; b

the true history of the Donna

ooking for the

ed with miscellaneous articles. There were a fe

ward cabin. This was also deserted. But everything in

or did not waste

h had withstood the rack of time. Some of them were of v

that he became quite oblivious of the fact t

ial of value, but the seamen's chests were in some cases open and the

little time in

re the stores which the Spaniards had pla

could it be brought to the light of day. Great barrels of pork and

odly store of powder and ball. Next was the gun-room, with

y fortune of gold which is supposed to be contained in this vessel? Surely

nce. He remembered that the treasure rooms aboard

with which recollection he began exa

t the treasure chamber should be

went t

, he found that there existed quite a la

the treasure room is located. But now

k fell to closely searching t

a speed

outlined a door. He followed it with his finger

s he p

was quick

moved back. Time had not af

mber was rev

lectric light into

en feet square, but it was half filled wi

resisted the strongest ef

and he doubted not but that the

de sure by the discovery of a rude reckoning in Spanis

s affixed to it, and they announc

n average, estimated the fortune at th

ey say?" he thought; "surely

hill str

the peculiar shock which he had

ave got the hatch o

o go back and see. Accordingly he

e shivered at the

inging round the circle. They grinned at him i

k and slammed the door after him. Then h

o ashes upon the cabin floor, bu

ung inventor. "I can't

cross the cabin to the sta

up. The hatch

to force

ld not

er Frank. He sank down upon the stairs

he muttered. "My God, t

n vessel with the corpses of two

awful situation.

g man. But in spite of this he was

to end the affair then and there.

c fancies forced t

e, destined never to see God's s

orrible

agony of spi

e for my life? Can I not find m

his inventive faculties keener.

ay out!" he mutt

e hatch. But it was of toughest oak and seemed to y